Chad Billingsley (4-2, 4.03) vs. Dontrelle Willis (1-1, 4.68).
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Evading the dreaded Interleague Starfleet, a group of freedom fighters led by Dusty Skywalker has established a new secret base on the remote Top Deck of Dodger Stadium.
The evil lord Jim Leyland, obsessed with finding young Skywalker, has dispatched thousands of remote Dontrelle Willisbots into the far reaches of Chavez Ravine....
- What is thy bidding, my master?
- There is a great disturbance in the Force.
- I have felt it.
- We have a new enemy -- Dusty Skywalker.
- Yes, my master.
- He could destroy us.
- He's just a boy. Jim Tracy can no longer help him.
- The Force is strong with him. The son of Skywalker must not become a Jedi.
- Um, I'm right here.
- Thought I'd refer to you in the third person. On account of your new identity and all.
- I don't know what you're talking about.
- That's right. You don't know what I'm talking about.
- Jedi mind tricks don't work on Sith, dude.
- Whatevs.
- Oh, and one more thing.
(in unison)
- HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY, DUSTY!
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Nicely played! Love it!
Cheers!
roy oswalt just asked to be traded from the 'stros. i propose oswalt for james mcdonald, straight up. seems totally fair.
I think you're onto something, Koufax. Also, Astros should pick up Oswalt's salary the next two years.
Even stephen!
I really want him as a Dodger so we can call him "Lee Harvey".
I love that this is Game #42.
Happy birthday, Dusty!
Thanks, MLASF!
Some interleague wins will be a welcome present.
It would be welcome anytime.
Niiiice.
Happy Birthday to Mr. Dusty.
Piscos for the house.
Any chance that you can wander up to Loge seats tomorrow?
I need to look at where my seats will be.
I'll be doing my best Obi-wan impression tonight, smuggling a baby into the Ravine.
"This isn't the infant you're looking for." -Josh to security
^Not that there would be any fuckin ushers anyway.
@Neeebs (and anyone else)
Give me your coordinates for tomorrow when you have them so I can drop by if possible.
dustybkrdodgr@gmail.com
Sorry I can't be there boys. I'm up north but not going to see Zito at Tarped-Over-Seats Field.
Braves up on the Pirates 3-0.
Man, this interleague stuff ROCKS!
BevMo's got this Cable Car Amber Ale, which I just picked up. Surprisingly good given the relatively cheap price; not too heavy or bitter.
I'm looking forward to the pictures from tonight, guys. Please send them in!
A Delino is fighting some kind of stomach bug. My presence tonight will be a gametime decision.
Cable Car Amber Ale? Sounds excellent and at the right price. But if it's not too heavy or bitter, it's nothing like me.
Fight it off, Delino! We don't want to see Nick Green starting in your place.
Happy birthday DB!
Happy Birthday Dusty! (again)
@Josh have a great time there!
and as Steve Sax, i'm so looking forward for tonight's pictures.
Dusty is this blog's Kevin Bacon.
By the way
Epale, everyone!
Thanks EK and Karina!
Happy B-Day on ESB-day!
MLB official Tweeter just said "May the force play be with you". I respect that.
Cheers, Mr. F!
Blogger is still working, right?
I believe so. *fingers crossed*
Headed to the cantina for awhile. Will try to pipe in from there with some masterful insight.
Oh, for the record:
On tha sofa, Vinny!
Still cracking up over this line:
"He's just a boy. Jim Tracy can no longer help him."
Happy Birthday Dusty! Enjoy!
That was a horrible start to the game.
@David it's not how you start, it's how you finish
Happy Birthday Dusty.
It looks like your present is Nick Green in the lineup.
Yay!
Well said, karina
EPALE Y'ALL
Inge tried to field the ball but it was all slippery from all the the MSB intangibles that carroll put on it.
Our own little MSB making waves again
lame inning.
Holy hell, Colorado is getting whooped by KC.
SD already has two runs on CLiff Lee in the first
not really making willis work very hard tonight.
Finally broke up the no-hitter.
@Nic J I'll worry about it when everyone is at his second at bat
I'm really not loving our line-up tonite
Here. The Empire stuff is neat.
But...forgot the camera and Luke is craaaaanky.
@Neeebs just in case if your chilena doesn't know, Cerati is out of danger and stable :)
@JOsh, he must sense a disturbance in the force.
Is that Manny's bionic arm coming out of his left sleeve?
Holy Womprats 3PO, Once I saw the script to the GT John Williams score erupted in my head.
Come to think of it, Luke Skywalker was cranky all the time too.
@Josh is Luke's first time at Dodger Stadium?
Get out of the lineup Green, you're no good back there
Time for career HR #13?
Sax, its sad when Green is still the worst hitter in THIS lineup.
I know it is ESB day but looking at the pic of Carroll on gameday reminds me of Close Encounters.
Nope.
1-0 Detroit through three.
...and a lovely evening to you all.
Happy Lap-Around-The-Sun Day DB!
Spanky, Carroll has many names here, including "Wide Eyes" and "Admiral Ackbar". He's our MSB, too.
What an embarrassing effort
Shit Chad, you had a two-pitch two-out inning and now it's two men on...
@ Sax. He's like a chameleon. Everytime I see him it's something new. He looked like the Na'vi one time.
Except... shorter, right?
Time for runs.
Man that inning ended up being a lot harder than it had to be
Exactamundo!
Padres losing 7-2 in the third to SEA
giants losing 3-0 in the third to OAK
Leblanc finally turns back into a pumpkin
Wow, that M's/Pads game turned in a hurry
Take a pitch every now and then, y'all
And then THAT?!?
this is getting interesting
do I see a change in the force?
bases loaded for Jar Jar Binks.
i mean green.
pray for a wild pitch.
Good job Reed Johnson.
WHOOO!! Take one for the team!!!
or a HBP, haha
The force is strong
Nick Green to DL with toe injury.
damn you ellis.
Well, tied is better than not.
@Mr C it's a new game :)
Young padewan. Still much to learn.
At least it us tied. I'll take it
I'm still laughing at that Jar Jar reference. That was @!#$ed up.
Bills finally got jackson out.
WOW!!
what a catch!!
Nicely done
Yay. Gold glove form.
He looked like Meathead from Meatballs #2
@Karina 7.44
I was told that he was stable. La Chilena is following this closely.
Ok, that will work!
I take this run.
Yaya!
Goofy inning
I'll take this run too!
D Train looks like it's coming off the tracks.
It is all up to the Lord of the Thighs to hold the lead.
Who's the guy with the Tigers hat on TV?
Forget that, I know who they are :)
3-1, helped out by a wild d-train! I like it!
Damn. Chadley's on fire.
Giants still trail 3-0 in the sixth
Pads down 10-4 in the fourth
Is it me or is Yoda sitting right behind home plate?
Buenos Dias Amigos.
Feliz Cupleanos Dustinito! May birthdays rock!
Great tribute Sax.
Tonight we take our crown back. Tomorrow King Ely will be present.
Getting pumped about heading to the Ravine tomorrow.
I'll try to get a pic if they show it again, but they have our guys Photoshopped as different SW characters. Carroll is Yoda.
@Josh obviously the guys behind that idea are not SoSG readers
Yet ANOTHER missed call by Steiner, making radio fans all around think Casey's fly out was gone
Stop the madness Charley
I'll try to get a pic if they show it again, but they have our guys Photoshopped as different SW characters. Carroll is Yoda.
Report from Seattle: Pod Rays down 13 - 4 and it isn't as close as you might imagine from that score. The Mariners are crushing the ball which is freaking everyone out in this city.
@Paul your birthday is next week, right? you commented it...or was Josh?
@Neeebs i think half of the Latin American population between the ages of 20-50 is concerned about Cerati's health.
A hit with eyes! Dodgers 4- Tigers 1
Death by 1000 cuts
4-1 off an Ellis flare single. Two on, two out, dontrelle chased
I'm watching the Tigers broadcast and they just did a nice collage of Sandy Koufax. Now, Vin is on camera.
I feel warm and fuzzy.
@Karina
yes big day is next week for me.
@Mr. C
did you pretend you were Penny when you devoured the msbs?
why is steve nash singing GBA?
Quick: Jay Leno or Conan O' Brien?
@Karina
I am watching the Tigers broadcast. They do a good job. Much better than the NL West homers especially the Rockies and Dbacks.
Would someone please tell me why it is interesting that Brad Thomas is on the Dodger Stadium mound?
@karina, vin just said the first MLB game Thomas ever saw was when Gibson hit the HR at Dodger stadium in the world series.
A free James!
@Paul
No, but I developed an irrational dislike of Larry Bowa for a brief moment. It passed.
Pads down 15-4 in the fifth; Giants still losing too. We gotta hold in here.
Chad has five Ks, one run through seven full
Conan by a mile
@Paul i know the date because you said it and stuck on my mind because it's a day before my mom's birthday. I didn't know whose birthday it is, but I was sure Josh and you said you were both Gemini.
Also, I'm watching the Tigers broadcast, with the Fox Sports Mexico narrators.
@NicJ and Spanky you mean Conan, right. So it's gonna be Conan, thank you very much.
I am sure you didn't share the msbs with Ali Milano.
Wow these are fox sports mexico broadcasters? They sound like Detroit guys!
@Paul
Not that I wouldn't have...
Wow, Leblanc's ERA went up almost two runs tonight.
haha, Leylands pissed.
Going the other way Johnson!
My B-Day is in a week and a half. Gemeni's rock like DIO, just like everyone in the SOSG familia. @ Karina, Conan!
Is that Nic Green or the guy who played shaggy on the scooby doo movie? Not the actual shaggy (Jeff W.)
Hey, we're winning! What a change of pace!
@Paul I'm watching Fox Sports Latin America and they are using the Tigers broadcast. Last season I was able to change language but I'm not allowed to do that this season, that's how I've been missing Vinny.
By the way, when they said Latin America is more "Mexico-Argentina" than Latin America, just as ESPN says it's "the worldwide leader in sports"
@Mr. C
I haven't seen Ali's fingers if she is missing some fingers we know she tried to share with Penny.
The guy from Serial Mom Ha Ha
I lost the good fight. Can't even keep salad down.
Hope someone else there wore a Wato mask and got in a scuffle with anyone dressed like Bib Fortuna.
Crap I wanted insurance.
You're all clear kid. Now let's blow this thing and go home
I really love that line by Martin.
"You gotta run through me, and you ain't doin' it."
Jedi Loney is not
@Delino
did you have a bad ewok burger?
Jonathan the Hut! Close this baby down bubba
the slider fooled ellis too.
Nice work there.
Ah yes. Brandon Inge. He of the zero homers in the Derby.
man this ump is squeezing brox.
"which of these buttons calls your parents to pick you up"
Delino must have ate that slop Yoda made.
There's nothing greater than Triumph, Delino. One of the things that made Conan great.
Your all clear kid now let's blow this thing and go home!!
Looks like I'll be watching a 1st place club tomorrow!
@ PAul = my stomach's been not unlike the Sarlacc Pit
tied for first place!!
pending NL west losses.
Which Ewok song will they play for the victory?
WW
I love L.A.!!!
Sunday squad wins on Friday!
Elymania in the red.
Cliff Lee 6.1IP 7 ER. yuck
This win was beautiful, between the unlikely B lineup, awesome Bills performance and bullpen, they won over an AL team...just great!
Off to the left: Annakin Skywalker.In the middle: Yoda. To the right:Obi-Wan. Cue the Ewoks singing the numb-nuts song. My bad that was Jedi.
Dodgers could be in first place by the time we finish our next round of Dungeons and Dragons! Holy icosahedrons!
Giants in the top of the ninth down 6-1: Zito melted down as usual when facing his former team.
Padres down 15-8 in the middle of the seventh, so they only have six outs left with which to play (in Seattle).
Time to celebrate with a beer in a hoth glass!
I would put it in one of my empire strikes back burger king glasses but that would seem weird and i don't want to break those or ingest lead.
I am off to watch "Empire" . May the force be with you all.
Dodger game ends with a W. ESB begins!
(Hopefully First-Place) Post-Game Thread Up!
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